Just read this interesting New York Times article on the Yves Saint Laurent vs. Christian Louboutin dispute. YSL's 2011 Cruise collection featured several pairs of shoes that had red soles to match the red tops of their shoes. Christian Louboutin sued claiming copyright infringement. Christian Louboutin apparently actually does have a copyright for the red sole, but it didn't help him out here. The article suggests (rather brazenly) that this ruling could have a future effect on other imitations and that the red sole "may one day be showing up on shoes sold at Payless."
What do you think? Should Christian Louboutin have won this case? And more importantly, could you spot a bad Louboutin fake?
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